Guide to Pamporovo

Pamporovo is situated in the beautiful Rhodope mountains, 260 Km from Sofia and 90 Km to the south of Plovdiv, Pamporovo is regarded as a great skiing destination and is a good place for both beginners and experienced skiers, The mountain boasts ski friendly rounded forms, making it very suitable for children. Pamporovo Boasts a number of high quality hotels and a highly commended ski school. 

• The resort altitude is 1650m with the highest point being called "Snejanka" and reaches 1926m.
• The average temperature is approx 8.5 C and never drops below -7 C.
• It snows approx 170 days of the year and the average thickness is 140cm.

The ski tracks of Pamporovo have varying degrees of difficulty, with most of the tracks starting from the mountain peak. Pamporovo boasts 3 cross country runs and in the 9 ski-wardrobes near the tracks, you can find over 2000 ski outfits and equipment, snow-boards and sleighs.

The mountain rescue service in Pamporovo is of a high standard and operates 24 hours a day. The acclaimed ski school in pamporovo costs approximately 150 euro's for a learn to ski package.

There are 5 chair lifts and 13 tows in pamporovo catering for up to 8500 people per hour.